Microsoft’s Surface Pro 3 was arguably one of the biggest breakout hit devices of 2014, delivering a delightful tablet experience with computing power that traditionally would only be found on laptops. So it is no surprise that the Redmond, WA-based computing giant’s next iteration of the Surface will be highly anticipated later this year. CodeAndCommand.com [...]

Facebook “Working at Facebook means doing what you love. We hire trailblazers, hackers and pioneers. We want people who can solve challenging problems, make a real impact and build something big. You should join us. To have the biggest impact, we need to focus on solving the most important problems. It sounds simple, but most [...]

Mac users who use Microsoft Exchange-based email services received a very welcome piece of news this week with Microsoft’s announcement that a new version of Outlook for Mac was available. VentureBeat reported on the new version, which brings the Mac email client up to parity with the Windows version of the popular email software, as [...]

So far, more than 4,000 people have died from this year’s Ebola outbreak in west Africa. The disease has since reportedly spread to the U.S. and parts of Europe. The World Health Organization says it needs more than $1 billion dollars to help stop the spread of the lethal virus. Currently, according to the World [...]

We. Love. Plex. In case you’re unfamiliar with the service, it organizes all of your stored media files (movies, music, TV shows), adds rich album, cover, and poster art, and makes them available to you across your home or on the other side of the world. Personally, I use it as a media server, connected [...]

With its latest version of Windows, dubbed ‘Windows 10,’ Microsoft has decided to crowdsource the features and design of the final product, which it plants to ship in “late 2015.” To do so, it’s opening a “Tech Preview” version of the OS, which will undoubtedly include several “rough edges” and areas that “lack some polish.” [...]

The big news today is the acquisition of Mojang, the game development studio responsible for Minecraft, by Microsoft. The Redmond, Washington tech giant paid a staggering $2.5 billion for the Swedish game studio. Founders Markus Persson (“Notch”), Carl Manneh (“Boss”), and Jakob Porsér are all cashing out and leaving the company. For the time being, [...]

In a letter to Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella this week, Steve Ballmer, the company’s 30th employee, announced that he’s stepping down from the Board of Directors, effective immediately. This comes just six months after Ballmer stepped down as the company’s CEO, a position he held since 2000. Despite these moves, he still holds (and plans [...]

Windows Phone users often get left out when it comes to new apps, as developers look to launch mainly on Android and iOS. Point in case: there’s still no official Snapchat app for Windows Phone 8. Instead, you’re left with a few unofficial choices that independent developers have hacked together (6Snap, and Snapchat for Windows [...]

On Thursday, several members of Microsoft’s Internet Explorer development team spent a few hours answering questions from Reddit users as part of the site’s “Ask Me Anything” forum. Internet Explorer, of course, is the often-mocked web browser that in recent years has taken a backseat to Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox as the most popular [...]